Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 62
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 6 | |
| 1952 | 22.3 | |
| 1953 | 24.4 | |
| 1954 | 21.1 | |
| 1955 | 22.7 | |
| 1956 | 22.1 | |
| 1957 | 22.8 | |
| 1958 | 19.5 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Neil Johnston ranks #115 in Basketball
Neil Johnston ranks 115th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 681st of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 62, Honours 84, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 402 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1951–1959 with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1953, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba titles 1, scoring titles 3, all-star selections 6, career points per game 19.4.
Immediately ahead sits Klay Thompson on 82.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Zelmo Beaty on 82.3. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Neil Johnston GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Johnston stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1953. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity62/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 62/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Johnston comparisons
Neil Johnston — frequently asked
- Is Neil Johnston the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Neil Johnston ranks 115th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 82.3, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Neil Johnston's GOAT Score?
- 82.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 62 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Neil Johnston rank all time?
- 681st of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 115th within Basketball.
- Neil Johnston vs Klay Thompson: who ranks higher?
- Neil Johnston, on 82.3 against Klay Thompson's 82.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.